Sister Abhaya murder case

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Sister Abhaya (born Beena Thomas; (1971-02-26)26 February 1971 – (1992-03-27)27 March 1992), a Knanaya Catholic sister, was found dead in a well filled with water in St Pius X Convent in Kottayam, India on 27 March 1992. Investigation into this death is by far the longest running murder investigation in the Kerala. Abhaya was a member of St. Joseph's Congregation for religious sisters under the Knanaya Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam, a Knanaya metropolitan archeparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala. The Kerala Police which investigated the case initially closed it with a theory of suicide. A case of unnatural death was registered based on a statement given by Sister Leissue, Mother Superior of the Convent. On 13 April, the Crime Branch wing of state police took over the probe, and, on 30 January 1993, submitted a final report which tried to strengthen the suicide theory, with claims of psychological illness of the deceased. Following popular pressure and a legal battle launched...

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